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Old 11-07-2015, 04:44 PM
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Years back I was in the old German town of Rottenburg and while excavating for some power lines (I think) they came across some old Roman water pipes but they were wood not lead.
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It could be that, being more or less a backwater in terms of the Roman Empire, the cheaper alternative of wood was used in Germany. It's also possible that, unless they were dated by C14, the wooden pipes might have been later. Wooden pipes have been used extensively in both Europe and North America from probably the Middle Ages until quite recently.
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As I understand it, Carson doesn't believe they were used as tombs at all.
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As I understand it, Carson doesn't believe they were used as tombs at all.
Then how does he explain the mummys?
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Then how does he explain the mummys?
That's a "gotcha question."
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Good to see you posting, Rob!

It could be that, being more or less a backwater in terms of the Roman Empire, the cheaper alternative of wood was used in Germany. It's also possible that, unless they were dated by C14, the wooden pipes might have been later. Wooden pipes have been used extensively in both Europe and North America from probably the Middle Ages until quite recently.
More on that here. http://www.forestryforum.com/board/i...?topic=31294.0
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One point in that thread that's interesting is that wood is susceptible to moisture. We all know that wet wood will rot but it won't necessarily rot if it stays wet, stays waterlogged. (Elm was mentioned specifically.) This is apparently why wooden pipes work as well as they do and it's also why we find the submerged or buried remains of ancient wooden ships in surprisingly high states of preservation.

Keep it wet and reduce the amount of free oxygen and wood can last a very long time. After it dries out, however, things can go downhill fast.
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